Image processing apparatus, color adjustment system, and non-transitory computer readable medium

Abstract

An image processing apparatus includes an image information transmitting unit, a color information acquiring unit, a gradation characteristic determination unit, and a change instruction output unit. The image information transmitting unit transmits, to a display device, pieces of information corresponding to color measurement images. The color information acquiring unit acquires pieces of color information of images displayed on the display device on the basis of the transmitted pieces of information. The gradation characteristic determination unit determines, on the basis of the acquired pieces of color information, whether or not a setting of color adjustment that is performed in the display device satisfies a predetermined gradation characteristic. The change instruction output unit outputs an instruction to change the setting of color adjustment in the case where the gradation characteristic determination unit determines that the setting of color adjustment does not satisfy the predetermined gradation characteristic.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. An image processing apparatus comprising:
 an image information transmitting unit that transmits, to a display device, pieces of information corresponding to color measurement images that are used for performing color adjustment for the display device; 
 a color information acquiring unit that acquires pieces of color information of images displayed on the display device on the basis of the pieces of information corresponding to the color measurement images, which have been transmitted by the image information transmitting unit; 
 a gradation characteristic determination unit that determines, on the basis of the pieces of color information that have been acquired by the color information acquiring unit, whether or not a setting of color adjustment that is performed in the display device satisfies a predetermined gradation characteristic; and 
 a change instruction output unit that outputs an instruction to change the setting of color adjustment that is performed in the display device in a case where the gradation characteristic determination unit determines that the setting of color adjustment that is performed in the display device does not satisfy the predetermined gradation characteristic. 
 
     
     
       2. The image processing apparatus according to  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a conversion relationship creation unit that creates, in a case where the gradation characteristic determination unit determines that the setting of color adjustment that is performed in the display device satisfies the predetermined gradation characteristic, a conversion relationship on colors of an image that is displayed on the display device, on the basis of pieces of color information that have been acquired by the color information acquiring unit. 
 
     
     
       3. The image processing apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the color measurement images include a first color measurement image that has gradation values such that a gradation value of at least one of reference colors used in the display device is set at a maximum gradation value and gradation values of remaining reference colors are set to 0, a second color measurement image that has gradation values such that gradation values of all of the reference colors are set to 0, and a third color measurement image that has gradation values such that gradation values of the reference colors are each set to a gradation value between the gradation values of the first color measurement image and the gradation values of the second color measurement image and to a gradation value close to the gradation values of the first color measurement image or to the gradation values of the second color measurement image. 
     
     
       4. The image processing apparatus according to  claim 2 , wherein the color measurement images include a first color measurement image that has gradation values such that a gradation value of at least one of reference colors used in the display device is set at a maximum gradation value and gradation values of remaining reference colors are set to 0, a second color measurement image that has gradation values such that gradation values of all of the reference colors are set to 0, and a third color measurement image that has gradation values such that gradation values of the reference colors are each set to a gradation value between the gradation values of the first color measurement image and the gradation values of the second color measurement image and to a gradation value close to the gradation values of the first color measurement image or to the gradation values of the second color measurement image. 
     
     
       5. The image processing apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the gradation characteristic determination unit changes a criterion for determining whether or not the setting of color adjustment that is performed in the display device satisfies the predetermined gradation characteristic in accordance with brightness of the display device obtained when a white image is displayed on the display device. 
     
     
       6. The image processing apparatus according to  claim 2 , wherein the gradation characteristic determination unit changes a criterion for determining whether or not the setting of color adjustment that is performed in the display device satisfies the predetermined gradation characteristic in accordance with brightness of the display device obtained when a white image is displayed on the display device. 
     
     
       7. The image processing apparatus according to  claim 3 , wherein the gradation characteristic determination unit changes a criterion for determining whether or not the setting of color adjustment that is performed in the display device satisfies the predetermined gradation characteristic in accordance with brightness of the display device obtained when a white image is displayed on the display device. 
     
     
       8. The image processing apparatus according to  claim 4 , wherein the gradation characteristic determination unit changes a criterion for determining whether or not the setting of color adjustment that is performed in the display device satisfies the predetermined gradation characteristic in accordance with brightness of the display device obtained when a white image is displayed on the display device. 
     
     
       9. An image processing apparatus comprising:
 an image information transmitting unit that transmits, to a display device, pieces of information corresponding to color measurement images including a first color measurement image that has gradation values such that a gradation value of at least one of reference colors used in the display device is set at a maximum gradation value and gradation values of remaining reference colors are set to 0, a second color measurement image that has gradation values such that gradation values of all of the reference colors are set to 0, and a third color measurement image that has gradation values such that gradation values of the reference colors are each set to a gradation value between the gradation values of the first color measurement image and the gradation values of the second color measurement image; 
 a color information acquiring unit that acquires pieces of color information of images displayed on the display device on the basis of the pieces of information corresponding to the color measurement images, which have been transmitted by the image information transmitting unit; 
 a gradation characteristic determination unit that determines, on the basis of the pieces of color information that have been acquired by the color information acquiring unit, whether or not a gradation characteristic of the display device is good according to whether or not a piece of color information acquired when the third color measurement image is displayed on the display device falls within a reference range; and 
 a change instruction output unit that outputs an instruction to change a setting of color adjustment that is performed in the display device in a case where the gradation characteristic determination unit determines that the piece of color information acquired when the third color measurement image is displayed on the display device does not fall within the reference range. 
 
     
     
       10. The image processing apparatus according to  claim 9 , further comprising:
 a conversion relationship creation unit that creates, in a case where the gradation characteristic determination unit determines that the piece of color information acquired when the third color measurement image is displayed on the display device falls within the reference range, a conversion relationship on colors of an image that is displayed on the display device, on the basis of pieces of color information that have been acquired by the color information acquiring unit. 
 
     
     
       11. A color adjustment system comprising:
 a color conversion unit that performs, by using a predetermined conversion relationship, color conversion processing on image information created for displaying an image on a display device and outputs resulting information to the display device; and 
 a conversion relationship creation unit that creates the conversion relationship used by the color conversion unit, the conversion relationship creation unit including
 an image information transmitting unit that transmits, to the display device, pieces of information corresponding to color measurement images that are used for performing color adjustment for the display device, 
 a color information acquiring unit that acquires pieces of color information of images displayed on the display device on the basis of the pieces of information corresponding to the color measurement images, which have been transmitted by the image information transmitting unit, 
 a gradation characteristic determination unit that determines, on the basis of the pieces of color information that have been acquired by the color information acquiring unit, whether or not a setting of color adjustment that is performed in the display device satisfies a predetermined gradation characteristic, and 
 a change instruction output unit that outputs an instruction to change the setting of color adjustment that is performed in the display device in a case where the gradation characteristic determination unit determines that the setting of color adjustment that is performed in the display device does not satisfy the predetermined gradation characteristic. 
 
 
     
     
       12. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a program causing a computer to execute a process for information processing, the process comprising:
 transmitting, to a display device, pieces of information corresponding to color measurement images that are used for performing color adjustment for the display device; 
 acquiring pieces of color information of images displayed on the display device on the basis of the pieces of information corresponding to the color measurement images, which have been transmitted; 
 determining, on the basis of the pieces of color information that have been acquired, whether or not a setting of color adjustment that is performed in the display device satisfies a predetermined gradation characteristic; and 
 outputting an instruction to change the setting of color adjustment that is performed in the display device in a case where it is determined that the setting of color adjustment that is performed in the display device does not satisfy the predetermined gradation characteristic. 
 
     
     
       13. The non-transitory computer readable medium according to  claim 12 , the process further comprising:
 creating, in a case where it is determined that the setting of color adjustment that is performed in the display device satisfies the predetermined gradation characteristic, a conversion relationship on colors of an image that is displayed on the display device, on the basis of pieces of color information that have been acquired.